I wish to improve my fitness for football. At the moment I participate in football twice a week, training for the college team.
I wish to improve my fitness for football. At the moment I participate in football twice a week, training for the college team.
Football requires many physical fitness requirements. Theses are Strength, Speed, Flexibility and Endurance. Strength is the ability to exert a force against a resistance. Having strength allows the participant to be the stronger person when going for a challenge and hopefully resulting in winning the ball. Speed is the quickness of movement of a limb, whether this is the legs of a runner or the arm of the shot putter. Having speed allows the participant to gain an advantage over their opposition when a quick burst of acceleration is needed. Flexibility is the range of movement around a joint. Having good flexibility is important because it prevents injuries from over stretching or getting into a bad challenge. Flexibility also gives you an advantage over your opposition. Endurance is the ability to perform strenuous activity over a long period of time using aerobic respiration. Some studies have also shown that footballers tend to cover less distance and work at lower intensities during the second half of games than during the first half. The logical interpretation of these findings is that fatigue is limiting the players and that if they were fitter they would perform more effectively in the latter stages of their matches.
